Earlier reports were based on estimates of mutation rates considerable lower than what we now know to be the case. Findings going back to 2. Some scientists believe the rate is closer to 3. Even a rate of 1. Furthermore, most, if not all, mutations in the human genome must be deleterious. And nothing can reverse the damage that has been done during our own generation, even if further mutations could be stopped. P. It would appear that the process is an irreversible downward spiral that will end in mutational meltdown. So how long do we have until mutational meltdown Well, according to Mc. Kibben and Mc. Kibben, Dr. Sanford estimates that the human race has a total lifespan of approximately 6,0. The author cites research showing that the human race is currently degenerating at 1 2 per generation due to accumulation of mutations. At a 1 decline in fitness per generation, there is a sharp reduction in fitness after 3. One of the most interesting revelations in Genetic Entropy is Dr. Sanfords and other workers analysis of the Biblical account of life expectancies. Real Football Game Free Download Pc. In a statistical regression analysis of declining life spans since Noah lived 9. Noah the life expectancy has declined to about 7. The remarkable aspect is that this curve, which shows a sharp drop off after Noah and a more gradual decline about 1,0. Either Moses faithfully recorded the events and ages recorded in Genesis, or he was a skilled statistician who made up data with a remarkable fit to an exponential curve Other scientists put the lifespan of the human race significantly higher, but without a doubt there is a growing awareness in the scientific community that the human race is slowly heading toward extinction. This is how Alex Williams puts itLike rust eating away the steel in a bridge, mutations are eating away our genomes and there is nothing we can do to stop them. Dr. Sanford makes the same point a little bit more eloquentlyThe extinction on the human genome appears to be just as certain and deterministic as the extinction of stars, the death of organisms, and the heat death of the universe. For more on this, check out the excerpt from a video interview with Dr. Sanford posted belowSo what do you think Is time running out for the human race or do we have plenty of time left Please feel free to share what you think by posting a comment belowAbout the author Michael T. Snyder is a former Washington D. C. attorney who now publishes The Truth. His new thriller entitled The Beginning Of The End is now available on Amazon.